Joe Ankney

Events

Birth

10/25/1977

I was born in Defiance Hospital, my mother is Susan Ankney, and my Father was Thomas Ankney

Sister Dropped me

12/21/1978

My sister wanted to play outside with me in the snow in the blizzard of 78', so she got me out of my crib and went to take me outside, but dropped me down the stairs into the snow. It took my mother several minutes to get her to tell her where I was because she was so scared.

Bad Car Accident

01/12/1982

As we were heading back to Ohio from Oklahoma, we were rear-ended by a Semi-truck, flipping us over into a ditch. My mother was pregnabt with my brother at the time.

Brother was born

02/08/1982

My brother Chris was born in the hospital in Oklahoma as my mother heal from her injuries sustain in bad accident.

Crappy life of poverty and abuse

05/23/1982 - 09/20/1987

Good friends die in accident

09/17/1985

Two friends were running away from home heading down a major highway, and were both struck and killed by a Semi-truck.

My cousin Andrew Dies

12/07/1992

A high school freshman, and things seemed to be going okay until I get called to the office on this cold day, I see my mother walking down the hallway towards me crying, only to tell me my cousin Andrew, who was like my big brother died in a car-semi accident on this foggy morning.

Years of drugs, violence, and depression.

12/10/1992 - 05/23/2002

I cared very little of life, and drowned myself in drugs and alcohol to numb the pain.

Son is Born!

05/23/2002

My amazing angel Preston is born, and turns my life around.

Best friend dies in accident

12/22/2005

My best friend Shawn dies in an alcohol related crash while a passenger in a car of one of his buddies from out of state visiting for the weekend.

Bought a home in Bryan OH

10/17/2008

Got married

10/17/2011

got divorced

12/10/2013

Working on new life

01/13/2015 - Present

Working hard to provide for my son and I as he works hard in highschool to lead him on a track to greatness. Hopefully we can keep the pace, as time waits for no man!